Down in the Dungeon Shop, I have an old dresser.     In it's "heyday" it was quite the fancy pants on the block.    One, it was regulated to a basement, and forgetten.     Over time, some parts fell by the wayside.  I moved things into the basement, to set up a little shop.     Closer than the 18 miles one way to the old, cold Pole Barn.   So, I came upon this old "relic", wasting away.    tried it out as just a lop-sided base for my tools.

Then today, told to get them #$#@# planes out of the dining room, i started to do a little remodling down yonder.   Had the Grandsons flip it over, then I trimmed down the two remaining legs.   They flipped back over, and installed it next to the wall, where it came from.     Actually had some drawers left in it!     I cleaned them out ( had to use a dust pan) and started to fill it back up...Nice and cozy??   I had also set up another bench.   The two planes there are a bit too long for the "Till"..Guess i need some new knobs for these drawers?   Till?  oh yeah, Till!Other than the #7 and the #8, everything else is right there.   The other two drawers?Drawer #1 is the "Junk Drawer', while Drawer #2...has other kinds of "junk".   Found my old Mallet in one of the boxes down there, all dried out.  gave it a refresher in that SMELLY stuff in that blue can (YUCK!)  As  for the "other" bench down there?it is still a work in progress.   I did get the vise mounted, today.    Grinder is just sitting there, awaiting it's turn.   Might wire this bench up for 120vac.  Not sure yet where the lathe is going.     But, hey, we are making SOME progress in the DUNGEON SHOP.     Now, where did Igor go?   I need him to sweep the floor, again.  

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Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

Great re-purposing!

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Lew Kauffman-
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Wow Steve! Great job on the remodel. The dresser fits perfectly in your dungeon and the tills are perfect, can you the longer plane in sideways above the smaller planes?

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John Morris
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Great repurposing, Steve. It looks right at home. The planes and chisels look happy, too. 

Geeze, if my shop were 18 miles away in a cold pole barn, I'd get nothing done this time of the year. The dungeon is much better.

Oh, I saw Igor a few minutes ago. He was talking to some curly headed guy. I heard him tell curly to "Walk this way."

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Send Igor down to the Lah-bore-it-tory.   The drawer isn't all that deep.   Might have to do a shelf or two for the biggems. 

Think I should top coat the dresser??

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Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

 Was that curly headed guy named " Frah-ken-steen?"     I kind of thought Igor was "moonlighting" on me...

Still have a real workbench to bring over from the old shop.    Then everything will be nice and cozy.     Might even get some woodworking done...

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Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

Cool.  Lay those planes over on their  sides.  Reason: two actually: one is that moisture will manifest between the drawer and the sole and can damage the edges of your blades and sometimes even start flash rust on the soles. The other is that on such a flat surface as a drawer bottom all manner of dust  and grit (I see a  grinder) will collect and that will destroy your plane blade edges.   Could also install a  small strip of something to lift the plane sols  a fraction off the bottom  and suspend the blades and most of the soles in air too.

I have a question: What do you do with so many little planes all about the same size and pattern?   Do you have the blades ground differently  maybe with  various cambers and angles?

The walls: One thing I always wanted to do  - - and NEVER DID - was to paint my walls white or some light reflective color.  Maybe  celery or seafoam green?  Anyway if you are still setting up, you might consider it.  UGL drylock will adhere to concrete and will prevent moisture from transpiring in to your shop  plus a light color paint will do wonders for lighting. It'll both lower the amount of lighting you will have to install and make for a brighter environment with fewer shadows.

White walls, Cliff????

Then it wouldn't be a dungeon. Igor would be aghast. Probably quit and go to work as a bell ringer with his cousin Quasimodo.

But it would be brighter. 

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

Steve, you are a master!!!

Beautiful collection of planes I might add.

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John Moody
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John Moody Woodworks
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Ahh Quasimodo,  now there's a fine figure of a man.   But he wasn't particularly keen on sharing as I recall.

There are only four #4s in the drawer.  A Union #4G, a Stanley #4c,type11, and to smooth bottomed #4 by stanley.   Each are as Smoother planes.   Two others are #3s, and a small scrub plane.   Three small block planes are on the other end of the till.  I use one or two smoothers at a time, when they all need a refesher, I start all over again. 

Cliff said:

Cool.  Lay those planes over on their  sides.  Reason: two actually: one is that moisture will manifest between the drawer and the sole and can damage the edges of your blades and sometimes even start flash rust on the soles. The other is that on such a flat surface as a drawer bottom all manner of dust  and grit (I see a  grinder) will collect and that will destroy your plane blade edges.   Could also install a  small strip of something to lift the plane sols  a fraction off the bottom  and suspend the blades and most of the soles in air too.

I have a question: What do you do with so many little planes all about the same size and pattern?   Do you have the blades ground differently  maybe with  various cambers and angles?

The walls: One thing I always wanted to do  - - and NEVER DID - was to paint my walls white or some light reflective color.  Maybe  celery or seafoam green?  Anyway if you are still setting up, you might consider it.  UGL drylock will adhere to concrete and will prevent moisture from transpiring in to your shop  plus a light color paint will do wonders for lighting. It'll both lower the amount of lighting you will have to install and make for a brighter environment with fewer shadows.

I use one or two smoothers at a time, [...] Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use..

Gotta love it.

 I do have two planes with a cambered edge on their irons.    That little #33  Scrub plane has a 3" radius cambered edge,  and the Parplus #5 is about an 7-8" radius.  The four big planes have just the corners knocked down a bit.  Same with the smoothers.   Trying to get a #4-1/2 sized plane this weekend, rather the auction ends Monday afternoon.   If I lose that auction, not a big deal, there is a "Back-up plan" in the works.  (buy six, to get three very good planes)

Might have a job for all of them, too.    The Boss wants a little counter beside the stove, about 8-9" deep, maybe 48" long, and as high as the stove top.   It seems that I have a 2x down there in the Dungeon, real rough sawn pine.    Might have a little wood working for some planes.    Haven't brought the Lunch-box Planer over from the old shop, yet.   That parplus just might get a workout...

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